Questions about this building
Does 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have open violations?
Yes. 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn had 79 open violations on September 26, 2026: 72 from HPD and 7 from OATH/ECB. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.
Is 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn getting better or worse?
Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.
When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn?
Since September 28, 2023, certifications were filed on 14 Class C violations: 10 by the original certify-by date, 4 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.
Does 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have active DOB violations?
Yes. 11 active DOB violations, most of them for boiler filings under Local Law 62/91. The newest was issued February 24, 2017. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.
Is 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn in housing court?
Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened July 16, 2025. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.
Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn marked completed?
Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 28, 2023, awarded for $1,607 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened January 9, 2024. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.
Is 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn rent stabilized?
The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.
When was 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn built?
The city's record gives 1931 as the year 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 4 floors.
How many apartments does 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn have?
The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 25 residential units at 265 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.
Where do these numbers come from?
From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.
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ViolationScout, 265 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn: 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/265-ocean-avenue-brooklyn
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